Elsa and Edgar were free once more. Nothing more than the vast expanse of the land laid out before them. Edgar in particular wanted to visit the Ancient Rotunda. He saw it once when he was young, but now that he was older and could appreciate the beauty of it. Elsa was still confused by the thing- that was no easy feat. The ex-mason knew the amount of effort that went into something that big and detailed. 

Quickly they found their way there, and Edgar was boiling with delight. His childish tendencies bounding to the surface in a matter of moments. Elsa grinned, shaking her head lightly as he hopped up and down eager to explore this place of mystery. Though his attentions were quickly turned to a brand new phoenix, and his companion. Edgar squawked gleefully, flying down to Elsa and urging her to go towards the duo. Now the thoughts of the Rotunda were long abated, and he was excited to meet another one of his brethren. He’d seen a lot of companions, but none like himself. Most were deer, wolves, bears, lots of big scary animals. But he knew that the zephyr species in general was not to be messed with. Each one harnessed a unique power – it made them incredibly strong with time.

Elsa cautiously approached, watching as the man dubbed his companion Antaa. A unique name- and that was when Edgar tore into her thoughts reminding her of the plenty of wonderful names he had from himself. Unfortunately for Edgar, the name stuck and there was no changing her mind. She rolled her eyes, trying to block out the boisterous bird for a moment.

”Greetings. It seems congratulations are in order.” She said quietly. Edgar jumped from her head, hopping over to the flaming chick. Fire and ice, how ironic. ’Reminds me of crush.’ he said slyly. He had found out about her… feelings for her king. Although worry lingered in the back of his comments, he trusted Tembovu not to harm her. Otherwise, he truly would freeze his manhood off. Well that escalated.

”My name is Elsa. Queen of the World’s Edge. Edgar is my companion- although unlike yours he is graced with the power of winter.” In the midst of frostfall there was a certain irony to a phoenix being born. It defied all the laws of nature. Edgar thought it wonderful, still fangirling over the newborn like a groupie. ”If you do not like him near her, Antaa I believe you said? Just let me know. It’s just that he hasn’t met another companion like himself. He’s squealing in my mind right now. That’s one thing you get to look forward to.” She shrugged nonchalantly as Edgar turned from fangirling to demanding an outloud apology for her rudeness. Only it wasn’t rude if it was the truth. She smirked, letting him fume as she waited for the white stallion to speak- or chase her away.

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@Darwin   sorry for the wait <3

Ah and there it was. The inevitable moment when this stallion commented on her rank. She snorted, shaking her head a bit. There was no need to prepare for anything- in fact, she much preferred people weren’t. In the days of life as a Mason, no one bothered to be on their best behavior. And even when she was the General, others still were not always worried about it. Elsa hated the fact that such a word carried weight. She deserved no more or no less respect than anyone else. A title does not define her- in fact, she defines the title. And in her world, being a queen was not all about pleasantries. In fact, it may be considered quite the opposite. She was ruthless, rude, and often sarcastic, but she couldn’t deny that there was a little part of her that loved every bit and piece of everyone she met. It seemed that part was growing bigger and she wasn’t sure if that was going to be a blessing or a curse yet.
 
But other matters came quickly when he mentioned he’d lived in the Edge… after his herd was invaded? She cocked her head to the side in confusion, the only invasion she ever heard of was the one she participated. The last time she checked, this Darwin was not a member of the Hidden Falls. A surge of questions threatened to break out of her teeth, but she clamped her mouth shut until other things had been spoken.
 
And he answered her own question- thankfully. He looked much older than a yearling, and if he hadn’t been here since then, he was certainly talking about a previous invasion. Geeze, Helovia seemed to be full of usurping individuals. Power drove these horses to do horrid things, and it sounded like Helovia still remained blood thirsty and full of tension. Maybe that was an overstatement, but you get the gist. And inside, it physically hurt her when he mentioned not wanting to see his brothers. Part of that reminded her of Shida- would she tell this to others she talked to? Would she denounce her in the presence of others? A feeling of nausea breathed over her, and suddenly her head hurt.
 
So she was glad when he began to ask about companions. That was something she could easily do. Giving a bright smile she laughed a little at the shenanigans his newborn was already beginning to participate in. Oh if she ended up like Edgar he’d have his hands full with her. ’Hey!’ Edgar yelled, shooting her a brief glare before continuing his mission to befriend the girl. Oh god. She really hoped Zephyr’s didn’t gain feelings. Ew. Ewwww. She had enough of her own sappy life she didn’t need another. On cue, Edgar shot her another seething glance. But he moved toward the hopping flailing little bird, lifting his wing to stop her for a moment. Then he showed how he walked, well, hopped. He tucked his wings and hopped forward, carefully showing how tail feathers could help her balance. Then he stopped, blinking once, before letting out a low coo of encouragement. ’Oh god I’m going to barf.’ She thought, better continue talking until Edgar tries to give his crush-y love-y emotions to her.

”They will learn, and believe me, you’ll regret ever wanting them to learn.” She snickered and Edgar simply let out a large indignant squawk, hissing towards his companion. ”They also develop wonderful attitudes.” slyly she glanced to Edgar, only to see him turned away, his anger nearly visible. She simply ignored him once again, and continued her conversation. ”As of now, she won’t be able to communicate with you other than feelings and images, and her magic won’t show up either until she’s a little older. But I can tell from the looks, you’ve got quite the fiery girl on your hands.” Elsa shot the little chick a smile of delight. It had been so long since she had seen a companion so young. It amazed her how Edgar went from fluffy, white and cute, to fluffy, white, and 99 percent evil. ”You’ll only have to feed her yourself for the first week or so. She needs to learn to hunt alone- because as she gets bigger so will her prey. Maybe not horse sized, but you get the gist. For now, I’d just give her some dead bugs or a mouse if you can find one. She won’t eat a lot, but she will eat often until she grows to her full size. Once she learns to hunt, you’ll find you have hours of extra time you have.” She offered him a sarcastic shrug. No point in sugar coating it, he was going to have to play zephyr daddy here for a while until she grew. C’est la vie.

But more pressing and urgent questions rolled in the back of her mind. Maybe it was too intrusive… No, she needed to know. Knowledge was power after all. ”You mentioned you lived in the Edge after it was invaded… when was that? I was recently kicked out of my old herd, and ended up in the Edge after it was almost completely abandoned by the previous recipients who took over my home. If it is too intrusive, feel free to ignore the question. It just seems that Helovia has a much darker past than I had originally thought.” She mused, finally falling silent and awaiting what her new found friend would have to say.


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@Darwin   idk how it got so long ;-;